August 2012
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Blessing others with "A Treat for the Feet"
Our city (Salisbury, Maryland, USA) is celebrating peace this September for the fourth year in a row.
A variety of organizations are taking part with music, voter registration, literature, … What kindness could our Community of Joy (Church of the Brethren) church share that is not bad for the environment and reflects our love of God and each other? We will offer (non-medical) foot care such...
July 2012
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Welcome to new Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire"...
Welcome to new Peace Day participant group Peace Channel, in Dimapur, Nagaland, India!
What is Peace Channel? Peace Channel is a new youth movement of the third millennium aiming at organizing the youth as peace lovers, peace makers and peace promoters through information, formation and trans -formation. It is a fact that we are affected by conflicts, whether in our own country, society,...
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Welcome to Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire"...
Welcome to a broadly ecumenical batch of new Peace Day participant groups:
Maiduguri, Nigeria (EYN - Church of the Brethren in Nigeria);
Lincoln, Nebraska (Methodist);
Elyria, Ohio;
Forest, Virginia (Lynchburg Church of the Brethren);
Rio Vista, CA (United Church of Christ);
Memphis, Tennessee;
Falls Church, Virginia (Lutheran);
Lincoln, Rhode Island;
Byron, Illinois (United...
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Welcome to "Praying for Ceasefire" co-sponsor, the...
The Peace Day “Praying for Ceasefire” campaign is pleased to welcome the co-sponsorship of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)!
The FOR was founded in 1914 just after the outbreak of World War One, by an English Quaker and a German Lutheran who pledged to work together for peace, even if their countries were at war.
In its nearly one hundred years of leadership for justice and...
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Welcome to new Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire"...
We are happy to welcome Wesley United Methodist Church (San Diego, CA) to Peace Day 2012. Wesley UMC has over 400 brothers and sisters in Christ from the English, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, and Spanish ministries. These numbers reflect the attendance on Sunday worship services and the Chinese Saturday worship service.
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Welcome to a new Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire"...
We welcome a new Peace Day “Praying for Ceasefire” group in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines!
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Welcome to Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire"...
We welcome new “Praying for Ceasefire” groups in Bangkok, Thailand (Christ Church Bangkok), and in three cities in the US: Loveland, Ohio; Chaska, Minnesota; and Crete, Illinois (Pax Christi Seed Planters).
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Welcome to 65 new "Praying for Ceasefire" groups...
We welcome 65 new groups to Peace Day, who registered last week at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference to lead “Praying for Ceasefire” events on or near September 21.
Welcome to new groups in India, Nigeria, and across the United States - Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Oregon, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, California, Iowa, Idaho, Washington, Kansas,...
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WCC calls on churches to observe International Day...
Read complete release on World Council of Churches website here.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) calls on the churches and congregations around the world to observe an International Day of Prayer for Peace on 21 September. The day coincides with the International Day of Peace initiated by the United Nations.
The participants are especially invited to pray and act together for a just peace in...
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Idea: Install a Peace Pole on Peace Day
Many groups choose to install a peace pole on or near September 21.These simple wooden or metal poles carry the message, “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” in multiple language of your choice. For more info on Peace Poles, click here.
Peace Pole Installation, Elizabethtown, PA, 2009.
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Welcome to new "Praying for Ceasefire" groups in...
Welcome to the Mercy Center in Bronx, NY, and to a community group from Brentwood, MD!
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2012 Pray-For-Peace Walk - San Diego to San...
Al Forte will do his 3rd long Pray-For-Peace Walk from San Diego, CA, to San Francisco, CA (700 miles). The walk begin on July 22nd at the San Diego Padres Baseball Game, and go north up the coast of California, and going to all the Major League Baseball stadiums and games along the way (Angels, Dodgers, A’s and Giants). The walk will go over the Golden Gate Bridge and end about 9/24/2012 -...
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Welcome to new "Praying for Ceasefire" group, PFP...
Welcome to new “Praying for Ceasefire” group, PFP (Praying for Peace) Network, Stamford, CT!
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Welcome to "Praying for Ceasefire" group Project...
Welcome to Portland, Oregon “Praying for Ceasefire” group, Project Believe In Me, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This is organizer Alex Horsey’s second time to organize an event around September 21.
Theological Reflection: Ceasefire
This year, On Earth Peace’s Peace Day campaign theme is “Praying for Ceasefire.”
September 21 is the International Day of Prayer for Peace, and the International Day of Peace – observed by hundreds of thousands around the world. Each year, on or near this day, many thousands of people around the world lift a message of hope in their communities and for the world. In many places, a vision for a...
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Peace Day Idea: Children's Mural Project
Use On Earth Peace’s Kids as Peacemakers kit to work with children in your community in the weeks before September 21 to create mural about peace and peacemaking. Display them on September 21 at a public event where you invite the kids with their families to share their visions. Order kit here.
PEACE DAY - September 21, 2012 - We’re seeking 200 groups to lead public “Praying for Ceasefire” events on or near 9/21! #peaceday
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Welcome to new Peace Day group in Abuja, Nigeria,...
Welcome to new “Praying for Ceasefire” Peace Day group in Abuja, Nigeria, the Brethren Evangelism Support Trust (BEST)!
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Welcome to new "Praying for Ceasefire" church...
Welcome to Skippack Church of the Brethren (Collegeville, PA, USA) and Ringgold Church of Christ (Waynesboro, PA, USA)!
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Welcome to returning Peace Day group, Miami First...
Miami First Church of the Brethren has been a longtime participant and supporter of the International Day of Prayer for Peace, reaching out and inviting other groups to prayer for peace in very public ways. The picture for our Peace Day Facebook Page comes from one of their events!
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Bienvenidos a / Welcome to returning Peace Day...
¡Quisieramos dar las bienvenidas a - Welcome to Colegio Bautista Emmanuel, San Salvador, El Salvador! La foto central de nuestra campaña (de las manos alzados en oración) vino de su evento del año pasado. This year’s central campaign picture of hands raised in prayer comes from their event last year.
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Welcome to Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire" group...
Welcome to Church Women United in Burlington and Alamance County, North Carolina, USA! #peaceday
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Peace Day Idea: Public prayer or celebration
Organize an event including prayer, cultural sharing, music, and art, to interrupt violence in your community, and to get your community talking together and praying for peace, on or near September 21. Plan a public event with people of your own faith tradition, or with people from various backgrounds. Share your concerns together about violence in your community and our world. Share each of your...
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Welcome to new Peace Day groups from Manistee,...
We welcome to new registrants Manistee Peace Group, Manistee, Michigan, USA; Churches in Action for Peace and Development, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; and The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA!
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Unity in the Community, Manassas, VA - "Loving...
Unity in the Community (Manassas, VA) will lead a community Peace Day event on Sunday Sept. 23rd, 3-5 pm at 1st AME Church of Manassas, Virginia, with the theme: “Loving One Another as Peoples of the World: International Day of Prayer for Peace 2012 Theme: Praying for Ceasefire.”
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Welcome to new "Praying for Ceasefire" registrant...
Welcome to new Peace Day "Praying for Ceasefire"...
Welcome to new Peace Day registrant Skippack Church of the Brethren in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA!
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Peace Day, September 21 - "Praying for Ceasefire"...
On Earth Peace announces its sixth annual Peace Day campaign (formerly referred to as International Day of Prayer for Peace), inviting community groups and church congregations to organize local events on or near September 21, 2012. The theme for On Earth Peace’s 2012 campaign is “Praying for Ceasefire.”
On Earth Peace is seeking two hundred faith and community groups around...
